12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    TBC

  • Closing date

    26 February 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    13 February 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE)

Site Assistant job summary

The Wensum Trust is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Site Assistant to join our vibrant staffing team at Wells-next-the-sea Primary and Nursery School and Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School. We are looking for a dedicated and motivated person who will work as part of our school team to help deliver our visions of the schools: Wells-next-the-sea Primary and Nursery School 'Anchored in the community, A place to be, a world to explore' and Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School 'Local Memories, Broadening Horizons’ .

The role is for 37 hours per week, between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Friday.

We are two Primary and Nursery Schools working in the beautiful location of the North Norfolk coast. We work to our strengths and take every opportunity to do the very best for our children and their families.

We are looking for a Site Assistant who demonstrates:

  • A dynamic and passionate to their work.
  • A positive attitude towards being part of a vibrant and forward-thinking staff team.
  • A pride in the work they do and a high level of attention to detail.

We would love to show you around so that we can share all that we do within our coastal community.

Being a part of The Wensum Trust’s family of schools offers employees unique experiences to work alongside our strategic partners and to collaborate with a wider network of staff. We believe in professional development at all levels. Therefore, we invest in our staff by providing opportunities for growth and upskilling. Our career progression pathways allow support staff to develop and advance within our schools. As a progressive trust, we aim to stay ahead of an ever-evolving educational landscape.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

We care about bringing together the most able people, to help us achieve our vision of providing a rounded education for children, quality support for their families and opportunities to enrich our communities.

For further information on this vacancy and our schools, please contact Tom Sutton on tsutton7urz@nsix.org.uk

Please be aware that if a sufficient number of applications are received before the listed closing date on this advert, we may close the advert earlier than the listed date.

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
202 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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School website
Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School website
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